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Episodes tagged "Crime/Violence": 1 through 10 of 422

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  1. Creek Trouble With Americanization
    date 1797map Southwest Territory, Southwest Territorytags Creeks, Crime/Violence

    A letter from Tennessee Governor John Sevier from 1797 emphasizes the tension between the Cherokee nation and white settlers. We begin to see retaliation from the Cherokee people who have become untrusting of White people. The attempt of whites to gain a sense of trust from the Cherokees is also evident. The Cherokees were very protective of their tribal lands, and after the murder...

  2. Legend of the Lafitte Brothers at 941 Bourbon Street
    date 1810 to 1823map ORLEANS, Louisianatags Crime/Violence, Economy, Law, Slavery, Urban-Life/Boosterism

    Once upon a time, two pirate brothers lived in the cottage at 941 Bourbon Street in New Orleans, Louisiana. Although it may seem outlandish, the strength of this local legend about the Lafitte brothers, Pierre and Jean, persists to this day. The National Survey of Historic Sites and Buildings, as well as The National Historic Landmarks Program, describe the structure on Bourbon Street as being built...

  3. The Political Intrigues of the Caddo Confederacy
    date February 10, 1817map NATCHITOCHES, Louisianatags Crime/Violence, Government, Politics, Native-Americans, Race-Relations

    A distressing letter appeared in a New York Paper, The Courier, on February 10, 1817. In it, a gentleman from Natchitoches, Louisiana reported that the Chief of the Caddo Indian Confederacy was plotting a conspiracy with the Spanish officials in Texas. Despite having traveled into the province on mercantile business, the Chief returned spouting adoration for King Ferdinand VII and boasting of his new...

  4. Counterfeit Bank Notes
    date March 25, 1817 to March 26, 1817map TALBOT, Marylandtags Crime/Violence, Economy, Government

    The Republican Star and General Advertiser of Easton, Maryland printed an article titled Citizens, Beware of Counterfeiters on March 25, 1817. The article informed the people of Easton that there is a gang of villains now in our borough, who are endeavoring to further a scheme of the most diabolical swindling, by putting into circulation Counterfeit Notes of 50 and 20 on the Union Bank of Maryland....

  5. Dueling
    date July 23, 1817map DINWIDDIE, Virginiatags African-Americans, Crime/Violence

    One fatal wound elicited another as two blacks killed each other in a dispute. No one knew why the two black men were feuding; however, it was evident that they decided to settle their argument with the weapons on hand. Scythes were used to fight. Both inflicted a deadly gash on the other leaving them both dead. A Petersburg newspaper reported the homicides in 1817. It was not noted if these blacks...

  6. The Brutality of General Jackson in the First Seminole War
    date 1818map Florida, Floridatags Crime/Violence, Health/Death, Government, Native-Americans, War

    John Woods, a boy of less than 18 years, was a member of General Andrew Jackson's army during the First Seminole War in Georgia and Florida. One morning during the war, Woods was standing guard as a picket. As the sun rose, one of his fellow soldiers kindly offered to fill his post, while the hungry Woods made breakfast for himself. While he was cooking, an officer approached him and asked him to help...

  7. Slave Resistance in Alexandria
    date July 9, 1819 to July 10, 1819map RAPIDES, Louisianatags African-Americans, Crime/Violence, Health/Death, Law, Race-Relations, Slavery

    On July 9, 1819, a Negro man violently attacked and brutally wounded the wife of his master, a Mr. John M. Smith of Alexandria, Louisiana, with the intention to kill her. On the same day as the attack, the slave, whose name was not given, was convicted and sentenced to be hanged. By the next day he was dead. The relationship between slave and owner teetered on a precarious balance. On one hand slaveholders...

  8. Pirates
    date January 8, 1820map ST LANDRY, Louisianatags Crime/Violence

    Jean Lafitte's mean have attacked again Pirates in Louisiana Again? Hide the valuables These were a few thoughts that went through the minds of the citizens that read the newspaper of St. Francisville on January 8, 1820. An articles reported the robbery of a station in Attackapas by three men associated with the legendary pirate, Jean Lafitte. To the readers' relief, the article related the capture...

  9. Man Trod to Death by Horse
    date January 22, 1820map ARKANSAS, Arkansastags Crime/Violence, Health/Death, Law

    On January 9, 1820, the people of Arkansas County had reason to be afraid; one of their neighbors had been found violently murdered. On that day, the coroner of Arkansas County held a formal inquest into the death of William Mabbet who had been found near Hickory Point. Curiously, Mabbet's body appeared heavily bruised and beaten, but showed no signs of resistance. If he had been attacked, should there...

  10. Mail Robbery
    date March 27, 1820map GEORGETOWN, South Carolinatags Crime/Violence

    Mr. Hipps had lived in the Georgetown area two years before he was brutally murdered. The regions mail carrier, Mr. Hipps was making his route towards Georgetown on a Saturday afternoon when his mail carriage was robbed and he was murdered. When members of the community noticed that the mail carriage hadnt arrived, a number of men went out on their horses to check on the delay. These men encountered...

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